Park Lodge Project

Analysis

Park Lodge Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03910612). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Park Lodge Project reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.1m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.1m to £2.4m (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Park Lodge Project sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Oaks Retirement Living (£2.4m), The Queen Alexandra Cottage Homes (£2.5m) and Westfield House (Care) Ltd (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86% and donations and legacies 14%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.